Potato Skins Recipe

Load Up Potato Skins with Your Favorite "Fixings"

Here are several versions of potato skins recipes that you can bake or deep fry.

Load them down with your favorite cheeses.

Add bacon or other meats, and top with yummy seasonings and enjoy!

Making potato skins gives you the bonus of getting two meals from one potato! Here's how you do it. Bake the potatoes. Cut them in half, scoop out most of the potato and make mashed potatoes from the potato pulp. Save the potato skins until the next day. Make your potato skins recipe by loading them with cheese and bacon and toasting them in a hot oven for a few minutes.

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Cheesy Potato Skins Recipe

Ingredients:

4 medium russet potatoes

¼ cup sour cream

2 ounces shredded Parmesan cheese

2 ounces shredded Mozzarella cheese

¼ cup sliced green onion tops

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Pepper to taste

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Bake potatoes 45 minutes, or until tender. Cool. Cut each potato in half. Scoop out pulp leaving about ¼-inch of potato in each half. Cut each half in half again to form quarters. Season with salt and pepper. Bake potato quarters for 15 minutes to crisp.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Bake potatoes for 45 - 50 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Cut potatoes in half length-wise and scoop out the potato pulp, leaving about 1/4 inch attached the the skin. Save the potato pulp for another recipe.

Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F. Place a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet. In a bowl, combine vegetable oil, Parmesan cheese, salt, garlic powder, paprika, and pepper and brush all over potato skins.

Bake potato pulp side up for 8 minutes, then turn so the skin is facing up and bake another 8 minutes. Turn the potatoes over again and fill with shredded cheese and bacon and bake for another 2-4 minutes or until the cheese has melted. Remove from oven and top with sour cream and green onions.

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300 Best Potato Recipes: A Complete Cook's Guide: Potatoes are just about everyone’s favorite side dish. This book includes dozens of recipes, and ways to cook potatoes, for every part of a meal from breakfast through appetizer, main course, and even dessert.

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